2023 Ohio train derailment

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2023 Ohio train derailment

2023 Ohio train derailment

A train derailment occurred on February 3, 2023, at 8:55 p.m. EST (UTC−5), when 38 cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, United States.^[1] Several railcars burned for more than two days, with emergency crews then conducting a controlled burn of several railcars at the request of state officials,^[2] which released hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air.^[1] As a result, residents within a 1-mile (1.6-kilometer) radius were evacuated, and an emergency response was initiated from agencies in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

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